It didn't matter what others said about her, as long as she could make the one she loved, love her back.
If so, everything would be worth it.
But now...
How come the person who initially told her to hold on never mentioned that such persistence might not lead to a good outcome?
When someone truly doesn't like you, it doesn't matter how long you hold on, they still wouldn't like you.
Just like how she pursued Jeremy Lawrence for three years, yet she had never been able to move him, never got him to like her.
While Winnie Beverley managed to win his affection effortlessly.
Now she understood that love can't indeed be forced.
So, she no longer wanted to force it.
She wanted to give up on this love and gradually forget about him.
If she continues to stay at the same school as him, she doesn't know when she will be able to move on.
She didn't want to hear about him and Winnie Beverley anymore either.
It would hurt, it would make her sad, her heart would ache.